Zach Daniel

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Zach Daniel is the Emmy Award winning Chief Meteorologist for WTVR. His weathercasts can be seen weeknights on CBS 6 at 5, 5:30, 6, 7 and 11. Zach grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and has had a keen interest in weather since his early childhood. He's no stranger to severe and unusual weather, having spent six years working in Oklahoma City, widely regarded as the most intense weather market in the nation. He loves the challenge of forecasting the weather in Virginia and creating a weathercast that's accurate, compelling, and useful for his viewers each and every day.

Zach graduated from The University of Georgia with a B.S. degree in Geography, and earned his B.S. degree in Meteorology from The University of Oklahoma. He is a member of the National Weather Association and the American Meteorology Society, and has been awarded the AMS Seal of Approval.

Zach earned an AP Award for Best Weathercast in the State of Virginia in 2007, and took home the 2008 Emmy Award for Best Weathercast. He followed his 2008 Emmy Award with the 2009 Emmy Award for Best Weather Anchor. He was honored with two more AP Awards for 2010, in the categories of Best Weathercast, and Outstanding Effort By An Individual Weathercaster. Zach then won the 2011 Emmy Award for Best Weather Anchor, and the 2011 Emmy Award for a Weather Special. He most recently won the 2013 Emmy Award for Best Weather Anchor.

Zach and his wife, daughter, two sons, and yellow lab live in Richmond's West End. When he's not working he loves running, playing golf, skiing, traveling, spending time with his family, and serving as a board member for the March of Dimes. Zach works as a forensic meteorologist and has served as an expert witness in numerous cases involving weather. To contact Zach regarding a court case, email him at theawfgroup@hotmail.com. He loves hearing from viewers and invites you to drop him a line at zdaniel@wtvr.com

A storm system will bring colder air and mostly rain to central Virginia this evening into early Tuesday. The atmospheric column will become cold enough for a mix of rain and sleet by 5 AM in the Richmond metro area, with a mix of rain, sleet, and snow after 7 AM. The series of screenshots below show the progression of the changeover in an hour-by-hour fashion. Surface temperatures will be a little above freezing, so any accumulation will be light, […]

The nor'easter expected this weekend is still on schedule, and aside from a few short-term departures, the solutions from the various models are still pretty consistent regarding the overall impact on Virginia.

One-third of meteorological winter has passed, and we still haven’t recorded a measurable snowfall in central Virginia. That statistic likely won’t change tomorrow, but we might at least see a few flurries, with a light accumulation not too far north of us. A clipper system located over the Northern Plains will quickly move southeast overnight, increasing lift across the region early Tuesday. The strongest lift in Virginia will be across the far northern counties, where an accumulation of an inch […]

The coldest air so far this season will move into Virginia tonight through Tuesday, sending Virginians scrambling for their heaviest winter clothing. The reason for the cold is the southeastward push of a very deep upper-level trough shown in the image below, allowing arctic air to overspread areas that generally don’t see this measure of cold until later in the season. The trough is centered by low pressure over the Great Lakes right where the “507” circle lies. That number, […]